Acosta-Hovhannisyan undercard

By Francisco Salazar

As first reported by Fightnews.com a few weeks ago, youth versus experience will be showcased as former world title holder Miguel Acosta will take on Art Hovhannisyan in a scheduled 10 round bout. The bout will take place at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, CA on July 20th and will be televised on Showtime. Gary Shaw Productions matchmaker John Beninati notified Fightnews.com on Monday that Showtime approved two more bouts to be televised as a ShoBox: The New Generation triple-header card. In a compelling scheduled eight round bout, unbeaten junior middleweight Julian Williams (9-0-1, 4 KOs) takes on Said El Harrak (10-2-1, 5 KOs). Unbeaten super bantamweight Roman Morales (10-0, 6 KOs) fights Alexis Santiago (11-2-1, 5 KOs) in a scheduled eight round bout. Featherweight Rufino Serrano (12-4) of nearby Santa Maria will take on Rob Diezel (8-4, 3 KOs) in a scheduled six round bout. Tickets start at $35 and could be purchased at the Chumash Casino Resort box office or by calling 1-800-CHUMASH. First bell is scheduled for 5:30 local time.